Alleged CCCC threat maker held after mental health test

BARNSTABLE – The man who allegedly threatened to shoot students to make room for himself at classes at Cape Cod Community College on Tuesday has been ordered held without bail until his next court date because of the results of a mental health evaluation.

BARNSTABLE – The man who allegedly threatened to shoot students to make room for himself at classes at Cape Cod Community College on Tuesday has been ordered held without bail until his next court date because of the results of a mental health evaluation.

Mark R. Jones, 51, was arrested at his home on Nye Road in Centerville after college officials called police about comments he allegedly made while trying to register for class at the college's West Barnstable campus.

After being told that a class he wanted to take was full, Jones reportedly told a college employee to give him the names of the students in the class so he could shoot them and make room, according to police.

Several police cruisers first checked for Jones at the college and then went to his home, according to a police report.

Police did not find any firearms in Jones' home, and he went voluntarily to the police station, where he waited until a warrant was issued for his arrest, police said.

At his initial arraignment Tuesday in Barnstable District Court, First Justice W. James O'Neill ordered a mental health evaluation for Jones.

In court Wednesday, Jones was ordered held until his next court date Feb. 6 based on that evaluation, according to Cape and Islands Assistant District Attorney Michelle Groff.